Youth Quest

​"I came away from the trip with so much … I became less afraid of life." -RS, 16

"In all honesty, there wasn’t one aspect of the trip I didn’t enjoy. What you guys are doing is pure gold. I wouldn’t change a thing." -AT, 17

​"My son moved to a new level of maturity through this experience – more confidence, willingness to be authentic, and greater respect for himself and others." -JB, Youth Quest Parent

Are You Ready ... ?To Build Your Self-ConfidenceTo Understand Yourself More DeeplyTo Know What is Truly Important to YouTo Seek Vision and Direction for your LifeTo Mark your Passage into Adulthood

The wilderness solo experience is an age-old rite of passage. You will join the ranks of countless others who have gone before you as you step into yourself as an adult in the mirror of the natural world and human community. In these times of unprecedented environmental and social transformation, when we unplug and take time to reflect and slow down enough to find our natural rhythm, new and lasting possibilities for our lives emerge. Join with other young adults in this coming of age opportunity to gain a renewed sense of who you are and your place in this world. http://www.wildernessreflections.com/wilderness-quest-rites-of-passage/youth-quest/

We invite you to join us to step into an exquisite dance with Nature and discover how a voyage into the outer wilderness can reveal to you the riches of our own wilderness within. This transformative adventure will help you slow down from the fast pace of modern life and find again your place within nature’s rhythms and cycles. Let the stark beauty of the wild, the whispers of the breeze or thevastness of the night sky become your guide to the rejuvenation or self-discovery you need. If you are hungry to understand yourself and your world more clearly, or seek help in navigating life’s changes, this trip can be a powerful ally in your search...

Watershed Walks

Watershed Walks is inspired by the Walking Water pilgrimage that walks with the water stories from the headwaters of the Owen's River down to Los Angeles.

Watershed Walks is a series of guided walking meditations along the paths of your local wild waters. With each walk we ask, "How might we live in reciprocity with the waters in our watershed?" "What can we do to respect and protect these waters, today or on any day?" We walk slowly and quietly, and we listen. We occasionally stop to touch the water, sit with it. We break silence with a witness council to share our own stories, curiosities or insights from the walk.

Nature of Council with School of Lost Borders

Nature of Council in the Owens Valley and Big Pine, CA - September 23-30, 2017Council is an ancient way and modern practice whose roots are deep within the natural world, spanning diverse cultures and spiritual traditions. Here we remember and learn to listen to the whole: the people, the place and all living things. This practice elicits an experience of deep community, recognizing that each voice has value, every person has a gift, a story to share, a piece of the puzzle.

​The eight-day arc of this training gives us time to explore the circles of our days and the seasons of our heart. We will use the universal map of the Four Directions as our compass to guide our way through the wilderness within and without. We will be asked to cross threshold after threshold into the wholeness of our lives. The questions you are living and the experiences you bring with you will shape our time together, as will the shadows following you here. Here on the flanks of the Eastern Sierras, weather and wildlife will influence our movement. http://SchoolofLostBorders.org/

The Dark Passage: Grief, Loss and Illness

"The land around us (and within us) teaches with each passing season, and with each flood, drought, fire and storm, that out of change, crisis and a dying to what was, there appears a new story of form and adaptation. And that how we respond and integrate change into the fabric of our ongoing story colors the character of what comes next." ~Meredith Little, co-founder, School of Lost Borders

​We find it everywhere in the history of those who have gone before us. From indigenous cultures across the world to Greek myths to modern times, the blueprint is always the same: Change is precipitated through an ordeal, which has the potential to be an initiation into a new life. Here, old grief can find release and a new life phase or stage can be consciously marked.

Youth Circles ~ Circling up and being real with teens in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is out light, not our darknessThat most frightens us." ~Marianne Williamson

Incorporation Councils, New Moon Community Fires, Day Quests and Renewal Walks

Incorporation Councils, New Moon Community Fires, Day Quests and Renewal Walks close to home every monthDuring each New Moon, to release, learn and renew our lives on the darkest night of each month, we offer a medicine walk, community potluck, fire and council in community. Please contact us directly for more details.